The Weblog
The local foods movement is alive and well in Champaign County! Here are some updates on other projects while we finalize our virtual market:
Local Producers Map:
Our local producers map is ready for publication and you will soon be able to find it on gochampaign.com. Copies will be distributed around the community, in the local telephone book, and other “hangouts”. The guide lists the location and contact information for nearly 50 local producers within our county. The map was a project of the Local Food Council and printed with the help of some local sponsors including the Monument Square District, Champaign Bank, the Community Improvement Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Farm Bureau and others. It is a great start to finding a local source for Champaign County’s finest!
Summer Breeze
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind…
(Seals and Croft)
I was outside, early, this morning, watering all of my flowers, and sat down, in the early morning sunshine, to enjoy a cup of coffee, and started singing this tune, silently, while the day began to unfold.
It is Saturday, the orders are already pouring in, and I wanted to take this time to thank you, to tell you that you all are very loved and appreciated, in this market family, and that I adore, each Thursday evening, when we can load your cars up with all of the love from this market and it’s amazing vendors.
Last week we enjoyed the garlic scapes, and totally bought them out! JCGrowers is letting them have a week’s regrowth, and then we will see them, next week!
Asparagus will be with us, one more week! Take advantage!
Beef was restocked, and reloaded on the market site!!
Each week will bring more and more seasonal produce, and we do have spinach coming, soon, from Truck Patch Naturals, your microgreens growers!
There has been a big cry because I was ending my soups for the season, so I am going to bring them back, but it will be one variety, each week, in an individual size, along with a Cosmic roll, and a disposable spoon, in a little lunch bag, for my Cosmic Love On The Run soup edition! Perfect for the one serving to take for your lunch, or have for a quick dinner! I will be adding that, today!
I think that is all of the news of the day…
Sweet days of summer…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam